Ira Apologizes

Killed Wrong Man

BELFAST, Northern Ireland -- The outlawed Irish Republican Army apologized Saturday for killing dairy worker Desmond Caldwell, 44, in a bomb blast, saying the bomb was meant for another man.

Police said a bomb went off Friday under the cab of a truck Caldwell was repairing at a creamery near Castlederg, County Tyrone, about 4 miles from the Irish border.

In a statement issued to news organizations Saturday, the IRA said the bomb was meant for the regular truck driver. It said the intended victim was a part-time member of the police reserve, but did not identify him further.

Conceding its mistake, the guerrilla group said ``to his (Caldwell`s) family and friends, we offer our condolences.``